Petition: Stop Authorities From Euthanizing An 85-Year-Old Man’s Beloved Dog

A 5-year-old Jack Russel Terrier lives with her human, Mr. Rogers, in Ireland. Rogers is 85 and describes Kim as his best friend. For the whole five years that Kim has been with Rogers, she has never shown aggression. Unfortunately, one day when they were out on a walk, Kim bit a woman’s leg. Now, the woman is demanding that Kim be euthanized.

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There are so many other solutions to issues like this besides killing the dog. Kim has had no prior signs of aggression and there are many reasons that she could have bitten the woman’s leg, such as if she felt in danger or if it was just a simple mistake. Rogers has asked the woman to find another solution and even said he would hire workers to build better fencing around his property, muzzle Kim, and even hire a dog behavior specialist. However, the woman won’t budge.

The stress has caused Roger’s health to decline. He said, “I have a heart condition, and I have a pacemaker fitted. I was brought in for a checkup on the pacemaker last week and they were able to figure out from the reaction of the pacemaker on the days of the court, the pacemaker reacted and went faster,” Rogers said. “I am unable to sleep, especially in the early morning.”

His doctors found that he has been struggling on days when he has to go to court over the incident.

Rick Gervais even tweeted about the incident trying to raise awareness for Kim. A GoFundMe has also been set up to raise money for Rogers to build a new fence and install a security system.

Sign this petition to demand that Irish authorities step in and prevent Kim’s impending euthanasia!

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